10 Membranes
03/03/2010
Via Mssv. A fascinating breakdown of the BBC’s budget. What annoys me about the cuts are a) it is in response to an as yet non-existent Tory administration slavishly creating their media policy according to the whims and dictates of the long time BBC haters, the Murdochs and b) the BBC is one of the only world class institutions Britain has left, and we (well, the Tories) want to cut it down. We need to preserve what cultural, industrial and creative power we have left and the BBC is central to at least two of those.
Photo posted at 17:52
26/02/2010
Via Angry Robot. A storm trooper laments. We’ve all seen it before, but I couldn’t resist reposting.
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24/02/2010
» First Column on Book Brunch: Three things publishers don't know
On a regular, but irregular, basis I will be writing about the world of digital publishing for the Book Brunch newsletter/website. This is the first instalment. Many more to follow.
Link posted at 13:58
New US Embassy: For once I don’t agree with Richard Rogers, who thinks this design sucks. I don’t think it’s too bad, especially given the pure awfulness of the new US Embassy in Berlin. This is a part of London ripe for regeneration and the surrounding masterplan looks decent, if not stonkingly world beating. Unfortunately that is the norm for London office developments, but it does mean we miss out on some horrors. Talking of which I still can’t work out whether Piano’s Central St. Giles is a diamond or a turd…
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19/02/2010
Via @picadorbooks.
Video posted at 12:13
